Discuss three concepts from the article which could be helpful in reducing stigma that you, as a nurse, could use in practice when caring for patients with mental illness.

1.
What is your overall perception of working with
those who are experiencing or are diagnosed with mental illness? (thoughts,
feelings, anxieties)
2.
How do you think this perception could affect your
ability to care for persons?
3.
What do you hope to accomplish during the course
of this semester to improve your understanding of psychiatric nursing and
working with patients with mental illness?

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Read the article Reducing the Stigma of Mental Illness: https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/261AB4B0FCF056F137883350AF1133BF/S205442511600011Xa.pdf/div-class-title-reducing-the-stigma-of-mental-illness-div.pdf
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4.
How would you define stigma after reading this
article?
5.
Discuss three concepts from the article which
could be helpful in reducing stigma that you, as a nurse, could use in practice
when caring for patients with mental illness.
6.
Discuss any immediate or extended family mental illness (do
not share names), if known, what is the diagnosis? What is your involvement
with that individual?

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